Paula MacSweeney: "I'm in my wardrobe in North Co. Dublin, broadcasting to the nation"

Opinion
24 Apr 20

As people turn to radio during the Lockdown for company and a sense of community, a selection of the country’s top DJs tell us how they’ve kept the show on the road whilst broadcasting from a variety of novel spots around their homes!

Broadcasting from home isn’t too hard when the tech team in Marconi House do most of the work! They sent me home with equipment and very specific instructions on how to hook up to my laptop – and really, they do the rest. I found the smallest, quietest place in my house to broadcast: my wardrobe!

What’s surprising is how much we can do from home – we can conduct meetings via-Zoom, we have all the technology to keep in touch and to keep the show going. I’m in my wardrobe in North Co. Dublin, broadcasting to the nation. Mad!

It’s important for broadcasters to keep going – familiarity in these challenging times can be a real comfort. Nobody is immune to feeling down or upset – myself included. Every day is so monotonous – there’s very little variety between weekdays and weekends. I’m looking forward to the little things resuming like going for a cup of coffee in a nice café, meeting friends for lunch. Tiny, seemingly insignificant things, are actually the big things.

• Paula MacSweeney is on Today FM, weekdays 5am-7am.